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Reproduction in Gymnosperms

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Which of the following is haploid in gymnosperms?

A

Megaspore mother cell

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B

Microspore mother cell

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C

Endosperm

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Nucellus

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Solution

The correct option is C Endosperm
The endosperm is haploid in gymnosperms and is formed before fertilisation.
Megaspore mother cell and microspore mother cell are diploid and they undergo meiosis to produce spores.
Nucellus is the diploid nutritive tissue inside the ovule of seeded plants.

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